Weekly Upgrades and Downgrades

01.13.20

During these busy times, it pays to stay on top of the latest profit opportunities. And today’s blog post should be a great place to start. After taking a close look at the latest data on institutional buying pressure and each company’s fundamental health, I decided to revise my Portfolio Grader recommendations for 53 big blue chips. Chances are that you have at least one of these stocks in your portfolio, so you may want to give this list a skim and act accordingly.

This Week’s Ratings Changes:

Upgraded: From Hold to Buy

Symbol

Company Name

Quantitative
Grade

Fundamental
Grade

Total
Grade

ATVI

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

B

C

B

AXP

American Express Company

B

C

B

EXAS

Exact Sciences Corporation

B

B

B

GOOGL

Alphabet Inc. Class A

B

C

B

IX

ORIX Corporation Sponsored ADR

B

C

B

LFC

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Sponsored

C

A

B

LH

Laboratory Corporation of America

B

C

B

LSXMB

Liberty Media Corp. Series B Liberty

B

C

B

MFC

Manulife Financial Corporation

B

C

B

MTN

Vail Resorts, Inc.

B

C

B

PNW

Pinnacle West Capital Corporation

B

C

B

PYPL

PayPal Holdings Inc

B

C

B

TROW

T. Rowe Price Group

B

C

B

Upgraded: From Sell to Hold

Symbol

Company Name

Quantitative
Grade

Fundamental
Grade

Total
Grade

AMTD

TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation

D

B

C

BRK.B

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B

D

C

C

CEO

CNOOC Limited Sponsored ADR

D

C

C

CI

Cigna Corporation

D

C

C

CRM

salesforce.com, inc.

C

C

C

EC

Ecopetrol SA Sponsored ADR

D

C

C

MS

Morgan Stanley

D

C

C

NLY

Annaly Capital Management, Inc.

C

F

C

ORAN

Orange SA Sponsored ADR

D

C

C

SCHW

Charles Schwab Corporation

D

B

C

STZ.B

Constellation Brands, Inc. Class B

C

B

C

SU

Suncor Energy Inc.

C

D

C

UHS

Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B

C

D

C

VLO

Valero Energy Corporation

C

C

C

Downgraded: From Buy to Hold

Symbol

Company Name

Quantitative
Grade

Fundamental
Grade

Total
Grade

ARNC

Arconic, Inc.

B

C

C

BUD

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

C

C

C

CBRE

CBRE Group, Inc. Class A

C

C

C

DIS

Walt Disney Company

B

C

C

DISCB

Discovery, Inc. Class B

C

C

C

IEX

IDEX Corporation

C

C

C

LSXMA

Liberty Media Corp. Series A Liberty

B

C

C

MAS

Masco Corporation

B

C

C

MRVL

Marvell Technology Group Ltd.

B

C

C

TM

Toyota Motor Corp. Sponsored ADR

C

C

C

WPP

WPP Plc Sponsored ADR

C

C

C

Downgraded: From Hold to Sell

Symbol

Company Name

Quantitative
Grade

Fundamental
Grade

Total
Grade

AMX

America Movil SAB de CV Sponsored

D

C

D

AVGO

Broadcom Inc.

D

C

D

BBD

Banco Bradesco S.A. Sponsored ADR

D

C

D

BSBR

Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A.

D

B

D

CHKP

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.

D

C

D

CMI

Cummins Inc.

D

C

D

HBAN

Huntington Bancshares Incorporated

D

C

D

ITUB

Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. Sponsored

D

B

D

KEY

KeyCorp

D

C

D

NBL

Noble Energy, Inc.

D

D

D

NTRS

Northern Trust Corporation

D

C

D

PBR

Petroleo Brasileiro SA Sponsored ADR

D

C

D

RF

Regions Financial Corporation

D

C

D

WBK

Westpac Banking Corp Sponsored ADR

D

C

D

XYL

Xylem Inc.

D

D

D

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